The Sephardic Congregation is located on Howard Street just west of Chicago Avenue, across the street from Gulliver's Travels. The congregation is led by Rabbi Hertzel Hillel Yitzhak. Sephardic Judaism is a branch of Judaism that was present on the Iberian Peninsula before the people's expulsion in the late 15th Century.
Hours:
Friday 7pm Minha, 7:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat/Arvith; Saturday 9am Shabbat Services, 12pm Kiddush, 7:45pm Minha, 8:15pm Seudat Shlishit, 9:08pm Arvith/Havdala; Weekdays Shaharit: 7am followed by breakfast, Shaharit on Rosh Hodesh: 6:50am Minha: 10-15 minutes before sunset @ Ohel Shalom; Sunday/Legal Holidays: 8am Shaharit; Classes: Sunday morning: Kaf Hahayim, by Rabbi Azose, following morning Tefila; Shabbat afternoon: Contemporary Halachic Issues class for men, by Rabbi Yitzhak One hour before Minha; Wednesdays 8pm: Classes in Hebrew with Israelink; Monthly Class: Woman of Valor Lecture Series by Rabbanit Kochava Yitzhak
Located at the corner of Ballard Street and Georgia Avenue, Mikvah of Washington provides a Mikvah for use by the local Jewish community. A Mikvah is a "bath" used for religious purification in the Jewish faith. It is a part of the traditional procedure for people converting to Judaism, for women after childbirth or menstruation, and for some men to achieve purification. It may even be used to purify eating and cooking utensils.
The synagogue's mission, as stated on its website, "is to live up to our name and have our Congregation be a spiritual home for all Jews."
Its name comes from the traditional description of Jewish people, Kneseth Israel, according to the website. Moshe Pinchas Weisblum serves as the rabbi.
For a list of prayer services visit www.knesethisrael.org.
The Congregation Agudath Sholom serves as a Jewish center for religious, educational and social activities for the community and surrounding areas. It considers itself the "New England's largest Orthodox Shul." Services are held every weekday, and other activities such as men's clubs, choir, social and cultural education and Hebrew school are held throughout the week as well.
Revered as the oldest Orthodox synagogue in the Midwest, Congregation Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Kesser Maariv Anshe Luknik offers daily services as well as adult education programs. The congregation, founded in 1867, moved all over Chicago before settling in its current spot. The synagogue has seen its share of history, including some vandalism and persecution, but the congregation is strong and has always bounced back.
Since 1994 the synagogue has been affiliated with the Institute of Contemporary Jewish Life, and preaches the Torah as a way of life rather than an academic interest.
Kesher Israel has served the modern Orthodox Jewish community of Georgetown and the surrounding area for nearly 100 years. Most synagogue members live in Georgetown or within walking distance. Kesher is the only synagogue in the downtown area of D.C. and is the spiritual home for many government officials, including members of Congress and ambassadors.
The structure, rebuilt in 1931, boasts milky stained-glass-like windows made from post-industrial materials available at the time of construction. The neighboring administrative building offers children's programming on Saturday mornings at 10:30am.
Congregation Ahavath Achim, 1571 Stratfield Road, is the only Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Fairfield.
The synagogue, which is on 4.6 acres, was built in 1959 and includes a Men's Club, Book Club, Tehillim Group and Tea & Torah Golden Age Group.
Service times vary from week to week, and Congregation Ahavath Achim advises that people check its website for information.
The synagogue is led by Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin.
Hillel Academy, a Jewish day school for children in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, is also located at the synagogue's address.
Westwood Village Synagogue has been in Westwood since the 1980s. After changing locations several times, the Village Shul found a new home in 2009 in this building on the corner of Lindbrook and Westwood. Built in 1929 and designed by architects Abramanson/Teiger, the building once housed the original Raph's Supermarket in Westwood. Westwood Village Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox congregation of more than 65 families of all ages and backgrounds. Rabbi Dr. Abner Weiss, world-class Torah scholar, leads the services. Educational programs are available.
Congregation Mercy and Truth is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judiasm. It was first chartered in Pottstown in 1892, and since then it has moved around to accommodate the growing congregation. The Women's League is an integral part because it is a big part of all the fund-raisers, such as rummage sales, flea markets and bake sales. It has Shabbat services on Friday nights and Saturday mornings, and family services on the evenings of the first Friday of every month. Morning minyan is held Sunday, Monday and Thursday mornings.
Young Israel of Stamford is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation located on High Ridge Road. With about 80 member families, Young Israel offers Shacharit and Shabbat services throughout the week, and holds various cultural and religious events. In 2006, Young Israel unveiled its new "Youth House" expansion, which features classrooms, a library, a rabbi's study, a technology center and a youth lounge.